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Мали

“a ruler; the firstborn son”

Мали (Mali) is a surname from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Pannonian Rusyn.

Macedonian and inh and rskWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Mali.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Мали is Mali written in Cyrillic. One Indian interpretation is “a ruler; the firstborn son.”

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Where it comes from

Мали comes from Proto-Indo-European.

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How it developed

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel-.

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Мали’s family of names

In Pannonian Rusyn usage, Мали as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Polish form Mały. In Macedonian usage, Мали has a transliteration in Mali. In Pannonian Rusyn usage, Мали as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as Mali.

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Мали has relatives in 3 languages.

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Maliin another script · Macedonian, rsk

Across languages 4

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